LANG 3050 The Structure of Language

This course examines the structure of American English with the aim of understanding the structure of language more generally. It prepares students to carefully consider language data, to extract grammatical patterns, to uncover the rules governing the patterns, and to understand the rules in a broader linguistic context. Students will gain experience in developing and testing hypotheses. Properties of American English will be compared with those of other languages. Prerequisite(s): LANG 1120
Credits: 3.0